Yerby Postdoc Fellowship Program, Canada 1563 views3 applications

The Yerby Postdoctoral Fellowship Program draws on the rich research environment and intellectual resources of one of the world’s premier public health training institutions, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Key Information:

This initiative is geared toward expanding the diversity of those entering academic public health.

The goal of the program is to advance the intellectual and professional development of each Yerby fellow.

Yerby fellows receive a competitive salary with benefits for one year, renewable for a second year.

Up to five new fellowships are awarded annually.

The fellowship begins on September 1 of each year.

Areas of Training

Laboratory sciences,

Population sciences, and social and policy sciences.

Eligibility and Application Information:The Yerby Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is looking for

a highly qualified candidates with established research interests

a doctoral degree in public health-related fields.

Non-US citizens are eligible to apply,

Department of Health Services Administration (forerunner to the Department of Health Policy and Management), a position he held for the next 16 years. Dr. Yerby–a man whose professional formality masked a warm sincerity beneath–was the only black tenured faculty member at the School, a distinction noted by minority students at the School and throughout Harvard University, who sought him out as a role model and adviser on career issues. He believed that public health was not just the purview of public health professionals, but belonged to every physician.

Applications announcement: Applications will be accepted in August 2016 for the following year.